- From January 4, partypoker New Jersey will be running a series of six charity tournaments to support the non-profit Hometown Heroes organization.
- The benefits will go to six towns on the New Jersey shore affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
- Each tournament will have a $20 buy in, half of which will go to the prize pool and the rest will be donated directly to Hometown Heroes.
- As an extra motivation, partypoker will match each tournament’s donations dollar for dollar.
From January 4, partypoker New Jersey will be running a series of six charity tournaments to support the non-profit Hometown Heroes organization. The benefits will go to six towns on the New Jersey shore affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Each tournament will have a $20 buy in, half of which will go to the prize pool and the rest will be donated directly to Hometown Heroes. As an extra motivation, partypoker will match each tournament participant’s donation dollar for dollar.
Every tournament will refer directly to the town to which its proceeds are intended to benefit.
Restore the Shore Schedule
- January 4, 2014 – Seaside Heights
- February 1, 2014 – Tom’s River / Ortley Beach
- March 1, 2014 – Brick
- April 5, 2014 – Union Beach
- May 3, 2014 – Ocean Gate
- June 7, 2014 – Lavallette
While it is the first regular charity event in New Jersey’s newly regulated market, charity events have become a staple of the big poker operators’ activities as the poker community responds to tragedies worldwide.
In June, PokerStars organized a “Race for Life” online tournament to benefit Cancer Research UK and more recently the Philippines Typhoon prompted a charity drive for Care International, where PokerStars accepted and matched donations via a dummy tournament. The Calvin Ayre Foundation also pledged up to $1m in matching donations to the efforts in the Philippines.
